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International Day of Forests
21 March

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Aerial view of forest on fire
The increase in forest fires due to climate change has repercussions on human health beyond the threat they pose to life and property. They are a source of atmospheric pollutants. Andrii Chagovets/Adobe Stock

Resources

FAO

  • General Assembly Resolution that declares the International Day
  • Forests: nature-based solutions for water 2019
  • The State of the World's Forests 2022 (SOFO)
  • Forest for food security and nutrition
  • Restoration in Action Against Desertification 2020
  • FAO Forestry publications catalogue
  • Toolkit from FAO Forestry
  • Collaborative Partnership on Forests - publications

UNEP

  • Forests
  • UN-REDD Programme

UNEP-FAO

  • The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
  • The State of the World’s Forests: Forests, Biodiversity and People

UNESCO

  • World Heritage Forest Programme

DESA

  • Key Issues: Forests
  • Forests at the heart of a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

UNECE

  • Ministerial Roundtable on Forest Landscape Restorationand the Bonn Challenge in Eastern and South-East Europe

Related International Days

  • International Mountain Day
  • World Wildlife Day
  • International Mother Earth Day
  • International Day for Biological Diversity
  • World Environment Day

Toolkit for the Observance

Kids' corner

Learn about forests!

Guide for teachers

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